What are these birds - Northern Illinois, USA
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Comments (14)Thanks Angie. I will indeed photograph more often. I set the tripod and camera in my kitchen sink and the feeder is maybe nine feet away. The birds are becoming more and more trusting of me. When I go outside in the morning to fill the feeder (sunflower hearts) there's singing and more and more birds are venturing closer to me... especially a Downy woodpecker. He will allow me to get near the feeder when he's on the railing before he flies off. Of course I enjoy greeting him and the other birds with a simple: "hello guys" or "good morning guys" One question I have is the use of capitalization when talking about birds. I'm very well versed in trees/etc- What is correct with birds, i.e.: Northern Cardinal or Northern cardinal White-breasted Nuthatch or White-breasted nuthatch The "common names" of trees are always lower case, i.e. fir, spruce, maple, oak, etc- Never Oak or Maple, etc- Many thanks guys and gals! Dax...See MoreWhat is this Illinois USA forest preserve plant in seed?
Comments (3)Yes Asclepias sp. - Milkweed. Asclepias syriaca being probably the most common in your area....See MoreWhat is this Northern Illinois USA forest preserve plant/flower?
Comments (5)gorgeous pix ... good enough this time .... but for ID purposes ... it is often helpful to have a scale ... as macro pix can get a little tricky ... ken...See MoreWhat is this Northern Illinois, USA, moss?
Comments (4)Brian, that little structure is called a sporophyte...the capsule at the tip of the seta contains the reproductive cells....See More- 7 years ago
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